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. 2020 Nov 25;15(11):e0242748. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242748

Table 1. Clinicopathological characteristics of 75 HBV-related HCC patients.

Characteristics No. of Patients Median (Range)
Age (years) 75 53 (26–78)
>50 48 60 (51–78)
≤50 27 43 (26–50)
Gender (men/women) 68/7  
Smoking (yes/no) 31/44  
Alcohol (yes/no) 29/46  
HBsAg (positive/negative/NA) 65/0/10  
HBeAg (positive/negative/NA) 9/62/4  
HBV genotype (B/C) 60/15  
HBV DNA (copies/mL) (20–1.7×108/<20)a 74/1 2.1×104 (21.5–1.5×108)c
>1×104 42 4.3×105 (1.2×104−1.5×108)
≤1×104 32 8.4×102 (21.5–9.3×103)
Albumin (g/dL) 75 3.7 (1.2–4.9)
>3.8 30 4.2 (3.9–4.9)
≤3.8 45 3.3 (1.2–3.8)
AST (U/L) 75 60 (14–1052)
>34 61 79 (35–1052)
≤34 14 27 (14–34)
ALT (U/L) 75 55 (13–1338)
>40 50 96.5 (41–1338)
≤40 25 31 (13–40)
AFP (ng/mL) (≤54000/>54000)b 71/4 26.7 (1.8–36600.0)d
>400 28 1920 (461.7–36600.0)
≤400 47 13.8 (1.8–271.0)
Tumor size (cm) 75 4.5 (1.1–19.5)
>5 37 10.0 (5.5–19.5)
≤5 38 2.4 (1.1–4.5)
Tumor encapsulation (yes/no/NA) 42/20/13  
Lymph node involvement (yes/no) Aug-67  
Portal vein thrombosis (yes/no) May-70  
Vascular invasion (yes/no) 27/48  
Distant metastasis (yes/no) Aug-67  
Steatosis grade (0/1/2/3/NA) 14/10/1/0/50  
Metavir inflammation score (0/1/2/3/NA) 4/35/5/0/31  
Ishak fibrosis score (0/1/2/3/4/5/6/NA) 5/13/12/8/3/4/11/19  
Child-Pugh cirrhosis score (A/B/C) 57/16/2  
CLIP score (0/1/2/3/4/5/6) 33/23/10/8/1/0/0  
BCLC stage (A/B/C/D) 38/29/7/1  
AJCC TNM stage (I/II/IIIA/IIIB/IIIC/IVA/IVB) 40/20/7/5/3/0/0  
Antiviral therapy after surgery (yes/no) 40/35  
HCC recurrence after surgery (month) (yes/no) 52/23 11.2 (1.5–72.3)e
Survival after surgery (month) (dead/alive) 16/59 26.9 (6.8–161.1)f

aHBV DNA was measured with a detection range of 20 to 1.7×108 copies/mL.

bAFP was measured with the highest detection limit of 54000 ng/mL.

c,dOnly data within the detection range were analyzed.

eShown was the time to recurrence after surgery.

fShown was survival time in patients who died after surgery.

Abbreviations: HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; HBeAg, hepatitis B e antigen; NA, not available; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; CLIP, Cancer of the Liver Italian Program; BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.